CANADA’S WATER POWER

Southland Times, Issue 22011, 10 May 1933, Page 7

CANADA’S WATER POWER

7,009,090 H.P. DEVELOPED. NEW INSTALLATIONS BROUGHT IN. Water-power installations in Canada at the end of 1932 for generating electricity totalled 7,045,260 horsepower, an inqrease of 378,923 horsepower over the total installation at the close of 1931. The increase in installation for the year was accounted for chiefly by the

Beauhamois development in the Province of Quebec, the Chats Falls plant on the Ontario-Quebec boundary, and the Corra Linn development on the Kootenay River in British Columbia. The Beauhamois development on the St. Lawrence River was placed in operation in 1932 with four 50,000 horsepower units giving a total capacity of 200,000 horsepower. Two 8,000 horsepower service units were also installed while the power station as now completed can accommodate’additional units up to a total capacity of 500,000

horsepower. Most of the foundations and embedded parts are in place for the additional units. The plant at Chats Falls on the Ottawa River has an installed capacity of 224,000 horsepower, of which half the power was added during 1932 in four units of 28,000 horsepower each. Half of the installation is in the Province of Ontario and the other half in the Province of Quebec. The outstanding feature of the year tn the Province of British Columbia

was the completion and bringing into operation of the Corra Linn development of the West Kootenay Power and Light Company Limited on the Kootenpy River, a plant of 57,000 horsepower and the fourth to be installed on the river. It has been estimated that under ordinary conditions there is sufficient potential power in the rivers of Canada, including a half of the international waters, to drive hydraulic turbines totalling 43,700,000 horsepower. Although some of the most favourable

located sites have been developed, there are still great quantities of undeveloped power within reasonable transmission distances from industrial centres. Water power is one of Canada’s greatest natural resources and, unlike other resources, is not depleted with use.